Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning as the given one: “Jeft did a research on thermal pollution in 2010.”, Anna said.. Anna said that Jeft had done a research on thermal p[r]
(1)PHÒNG GD & ĐT QUẬN LONG BIÊN TRƯỜNG THCS BỒ ĐỀ
Năm học: 2018-2019
ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II MƠN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Thời gian: 45 phút Ngày thi: 02/5/2019 Name:
Class: … …
Mark: Teacher's comment:
I Listen and tick True (T) or False (F) (0.8pt)
Statements T F
1 Water pollution in the lake has made fish die
2 Aquatic animals may also die because of the polluted water There was a factory last year
4 The air is also dirty
II Listen and fill one word or a number in each gap to complete the passage (1p)
“Good morning I hope you all had a good sleep We are now (5) _ for Wanaka We arrive at the first destination, Puzzling World at (6) The first puzzling thing which welcomes you is the Leaning Tower When you get inside the spacious coffee shop, you will find yourself among many wooden puzzles and games The (7) Room is a (8) as there’s nothing else like it in the world Puzzling World is possibly the most photographed (9) _ in New Zealand.”
III Which word has the different stress? (0.4 pt)
10 A logical B poisonous C classical D pollution
11 A priority B national C unkind D forgetful
IV Choose the correct answer (1.2 pts)
12 Identify the mistake in the following sentence:
There are about 750 million English speakers in the world, and these number is increasing fast. A B C D
13 What is a spaceship?
A an unknown flying objects made by humans
B a man-made object sent into space and moves around a planet C a vehicle in which people can travel into space
D a creature that comes from another planet
14 Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning as the given one: “Jeft did a research on thermal pollution in 2010.”, Anna said
A Anna said that Jeft had done a research on thermal pollution in 2010
B Anna said that a research on thermal pollution had been done by Jeft in 2010 C Anna said that Jeft did a research on thermal pollution in 2010
D Anna said that a research on thermal pollution was done in 2010 by Jeft
15 Natural disasters can be ; they can wreak havoc across large areas and cause loss of life
A damage B permanent C destructive D uncontrolling
16 Taking survival training courses on diasters management can prevent people _losing their lives
(2)A in B with C from D of 17 - I’ve heard that John has been elected as the president of the school club! - _?
A Congratulation B Absolutely right C Really D Awesome V Give the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences (0.8 pt) 18 They didn’t mind late to complete the task (work)
19 The history of space _began in 1957 when the Soviet launched the first satellite into space (explore)
20 Let’s start packing this evening The plane early tomorrow morning (take off) 21 When he came back, the manager _writing the report (already/ finish) VI Choose the best heading for each paragraph (0.8 pt)
22. _
Texting is a new way of exchanging information, and it is becoming more and more popular among the young In fact, texting is clearly affecting language There are no rules for it We are creating a new aspect of vocabulary and opening up a new kind of playful and direct communication
23
Naturally, texting is fun but some people are worried about the effects it might have on a child’s ability to read and write The unofficial language might be used by them and it will probably affect their writing style An expert says, “Every time a new medium comes along it has an effect on language but this doesn’t destroy the existing language, it adds to it.”
24 _
In text messages, many words come from shorthand created in emails After that, they have become popular and accepted somehow Someone says, “Mostly they are original, but sometimes you get a clash of meanings For example, LOL can mean both Laugh Out Loud and Lots of Love That could lead to some misunderstandings.”
25. _
In short, texting is real-time communication but is not in person It is considered as a reason for the decrease of the face-to-face frequency among people Everything has both two sides and either it is good or bad, it is up to human
VII Read the passage Whose statement is it? Put a tick into the right column (1.2 pt)
Statements Long Chau
B Direct communication is less popular A A common problem of texting
D Effects on children C A new fun way of communicating
CHAU: The Internet itself is like any other inventions Neither good nor bad It's how it's used that makes the difference I think the Internet is the greatest technological invention of all time Before the Internet, the world was a huge place and people on opposite sides of the world could only communicate by snail mail or occasional phone calls as these were too expensive for regular use The world has become a much smaller place and the places we cannot visit have become alive to us because of it
(3)26 Internet is the best technological invention of all time 27 The Internet has made the world smaller
28 The bad sites make the Internet bad
29 It used to cost a lot of money to communicate to someone far away 30 Whether Internet is good or bad depends on the use of it
31 It is probably hard to control the Internet now
VIII Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning with the given word (1 pt) 32 You should study English harder This job requires your efficency in the language
=> If I……….… 33 Although he has worked very hard, he doesn’t get the higher paid
=> Despite having……… 34 “What are you looking for?”, she asked
=> She asked……… ……… 35 “Avengers: Endgame will be in cinemas soon.” She says
=> She says (that)… ……….……… 36 If Adriana Grande hadn’t cancelled her show in Vietnam, the audience wouldn’t have been so frustrated (unless)
=> Unless……… IX Put the following parts in their correct place to make an email (0.8 pt)
Dear Mrs Trang,
(37) (38) 37………
(39) 38………
(40) 39………
Selena 40………
-GOOD
LUCK! -ANSWER KEYS – 002
A Please find my attached essay for week 30 B Best regards,
C Thank you very much
(4)I Listen and tick True (T) or False (F) (0.8pt)
1 T T F T
*Tapescript: Unit 7: Pollution – Lesson 1: Getting started (students’ book)
II Listen and fill one word or a number in each gap to complete the passage (1p) heading 9.30 Illusion must-see attraction
*Tapescript: Unit 8: English speaking countries – Lesson 5: Skills (students’ book) III Which word has the different stress? (0.4 pt)
10 D pollution 11 B national IV Choose the correct answers (1.2 pts)
12 C these 13 C a vehicle in which people can travel into space 14 C Anna said that Jeft did a research on thermal pollution in 2010 15 C destructive 16.C from 17 C Really
V Give the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences (0.8 pt) 18 working 19 exploration 20 takes off 21 had already finished VI Choose the best heading for each paragraph (0.8 pt)
22 C.A new fun way of communicating 23 D.Direct communication is less popular 24 A.A common problem of texting 25 B. Direct communication is less popular VII Read the passage Whose statement is it? Put a tick into the right column (1.2 pt)
26 Chau 27 Chau 28 Long 29.Chau 30 Chau 31.Long
VIII Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning with the given word (1 pt) 32 If I were you, I would study English harder
33 Despite having worked very hard, he doesn’t get higher paid 34 She asked me what I was lookng for
35.She says that Avengers: Endgame will be in cinemas soon
36 Unless Adriana Grande had cancelled her show in Vietnam, the audience wouldn’t have been so frustrated
IX Put the following parts in their correct place to make an email (0.8 pt) 37 D My name is Selena Gomez, and I am from class 8A
38 A Please find my attached essay for week 30 39 C Thank you very much
40 B Best regards,
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